Raising Arizona

Directed by: Joel Coen

Friday, June 18 - Saturday, June 19, 2010

A cult favorite, RAISING ARIZONA tells the tale of a childless couple: an ex-con (Nicolas Cage) and an ex-cop (Holly Hunter) who won’t let a little thing like biology interfere with their family planning. Kidnapped quintuplet in tow, they plan to drive off into the tabula rasa of the Arizona desert. But a pair of escaped prisoners, a furniture store magnate — the baby’s father, and an outlaw biker cum bounty hunter complicate the scheme.

PG-13, 94 Minutes
Fox, USA, 1987

"Starting from a point of delirious excess, the film leaps into dark and virtually uncharted territory to soar like a comet."

A big congratulations to the four films we’re playing that took home major prizes from the New York Film Critics Circle: THE BABADOOK for Best First Film, CITIZENFOUR for Best Nonfiction Film, TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (opening Dec 24, advance tickets now on sal …

While the MPAA has assigned CITIZENFOUR and BOYHOOD ratings of R, recommending that no one under 17 be admitted without a parent or guardian, IFC Center feels that both films are appropriate viewing for mature adolescents. Accordingly, the theater will adm …